After more than 11 days of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, the hopes and aspirations of many shop owners, factories and small workshops were dashed. The shelling and incessant bombing destroyed many of them. These owners have now joined many others who have been unemployed since the siege was imposed on the Gaza Strip more than 15 years ago.
Amid the high unemployment rates and the ongoing Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip, many women in Gaza, most notably new graduates from Palestinian universities, are trying to start their own projects, carving out their places on social media in a bid to promote their homemade products — something that has provided them with an income to make ends meet.
